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Training News: 13th Safe Routes to School National Course Instructor Training Held in Birmingham

In December 2010, the National Center for Safe Routes to School held its 13th Safe Routes to School (SRTS) National Course Instructor Training in Birmingham, Alabama. Eighteen professionals from around the country participated in a week-long training to become SRTS National Course Instructors. To date, over 200 professionals have been trained to be SRTS National Course Instructors.

Many thanks to local hosts, the Alabama Department of Transportation, United Way of Central Alabama, and the Regional Planning Commission of Greater Birmingham, and congratulations to the newest Instructors:

Florence Bradley, Alabike, Mountain Brook, Ala.

Kimberly Brawner, Lee Engineering, Dallas, Texas

Scott Clark, Local Government Commission, Sacramento, Calif.

Bridget Enderle, San Diego Association of Governments, San Diego, Calif.

Research from the National Center for Safe Routes to School reveals that nationwide, walking to and from school increased from less than 14 percent to more than 17 percent of all trips between 2007-08 and 2014.